Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 2010No. A10A0075PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Antonio Scott appeals his conviction on six counts of aggravated assault 1 and one count of aggravated battery, 2 challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred in failing to merge the aggravated assault counts and that the prosecutor acted arbitrarily in withdrawing a plea offer. Discerning no error, we affirm.

1. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Navarrete v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Faulkner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. Bearden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. MARTIN-ARGAW v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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